Category: Art

• The King Who Built Heaven

  I realized that King Ludwig II of Bavaria lived a similar antagonistic pattern Christ faced

  RMDell’Orfano

  December 5, 2025

  Art, Religion

  beauty and wonder, castles and cathedrals, Christian symbolism, Cinderella Castle, Disney inspiration, European cathedrals, fairy-tale architecture, faith and imagination, Ludwig II, Neuschwanstein Castle, sacred architecture, spiritual heritage, visionary builders, Walt Disney

• A College Education: The Real Cost

  When a Degree Still Made Sense In 1963, my engineering degree from a small private college in New England cost about $2,000 a year — tuition, room, board, and books included. A four-year degree ran roughly $8,000. My first job paid almost the same amount. A year of work absorbed the full cost of a…

  RMDell’Orfano

  December 4, 2025

  Art, Education, Politics

  •, Cold War Legacy •, College Tuition •, College vs Trades •, Education Reform •, Federal Student Loans •, Higher Education Costs •, Inflation and Tuition •, National Power and Technology •, Skilled Trades66STEM Education •, Student Debt Crisis •, University Administrative Bloat •, Vocational Training •, Workforce Development •

• Secrets Still Hidden

  Makes me wonder what secrets still lie long lost and hidden.

  RMDell’Orfano

  May 26, 2024

  Art, History, Science

  baffled science, concrete, construction, hidden secrets, History, Parthenon, Roman Empire, Science, self-healing concrete, technology, volcanic ash

• Mediocrity is Excellence

  Bishop Fulton J. Sheen lamented, “Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.”

  RMDell’Orfano

  April 9, 2023

  Art

  benchmark for excellence, DaVinci Code, mediocrity, outlawing books

• Misjudging by Appearances

  I wondered how she got past the school’s dress code and why she would go to all that trouble, except to attract attention.

  RMDell’Orfano

  April 6, 2023

  Art

  angelin disguise, Elvis Presley, hippie weirdo, Mr Cool

• His Hidden Signature

  “God created all the stars, the magnificent heavens, the wonders of the Earth, his Name written in all creation, his hidden signature in everything,

  RMDell’Orfano

  April 3, 2023

  Art

  God's hidden signature, living tapestry, reality testing